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The official title is His Majesty's Ambassador to France. Traditionally, the Embassy to France has been the most prestigious posting in the British foreign service, although in past centuries, diplomatic representation was lacking due to wars between the two countries and the Nazi occupation .
The following is the list of Ambassadors to France. Note that some diplomats are accredited by, or to, more than one country. Current Ambassadors to Paris.
The heads of British diplomatic missions are persons appointed as senior diplomats to individual nations, or international organizations. They are usually appointed as ambassadors , except in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations where a high commissioner is appointed.
The ambassador of Great Britain to France (French: L'Ambassadeur britannique en France) was the foremost diplomatic representative in France of the Kingdom of Great Britain, created by the Treaty of Union in 1707, in charge of the British diplomatic mission in France.
The following is the list of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St James's. High commissioners represent member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors represent other states.
The list below includes lists of ambassadors and high commissioners of the United Kingdom (who fulfil the function of ambassadors in fellow countries of the Commonwealth of Nations). This article includes, in separate sections, ambassadors of the former Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801) and Kingdom of England (10th century–1707).
It is located on one of the most famous streets in France, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The current British Ambassador to France is Menna Rawlings. [1] The embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in France. There are British consulates in Bordeaux and Marseille.
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a highest ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state, or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. [1]